Roger Federer won his first title of the 2014 season at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Saturday with a three-set victory over Tomas Berdych in the final. The Swiss star, who made a significant decision of using a larger racquet head at the start of the season, said that the switch paid off this early.
“I’m just happy that now it’s clear, I don’t have to think of it, and I can just play tennis,” Federer said. “It’s not in the back of my mind anymore, Is this racquet good or not? I was convinced in practice, but then you hope that the results are going to follow and they did.
“When you can play that way, you’re more free, you have an open mind. That’s when you are more successful. I’m very happy.”
Federer has posted great results so far in the past two months – reaching the final of the Brisbane International, semifinals of the Australian Open and the Dubai victory.
“I’m happy that the results are paying off, especially in quick succession. I have only just switched (racquets), and here I am, already getting to the finals in Brisbane, semis at the Australian Open, I won my Davis Cup match, and now here I am with a trophy.”
Federer is currently in California this week for the BNP Paribas Open 2014 at the Indian Wells. Federer has won this event four times (from 2004 to 2006 and 2012).
